James Lewellyn
Moore, son of Enoch Moore and Elizabeth Eleanor Albritton, his wife, married
Sarah Penelope Brown Short on November 26, 1871 in Pitt Co., NC. Sarah Penelope
was the daughter of Benjamin Brown and wife, Winnifred Rountree, of Pitt Co.
Sarah was the widow of Richard Short who died in 1868, two years after their
marriage. One daughter, Sallie Richard Short, was born to this union. Three
children were born to James and Sarah Penelope Moore: Mattie Brown Moore born
July 17, 1873; Lillie Olivia Moore born October 20, 1875; and James Henry
Benjamin Moore born March 30, 1878.